Obituary: Hazel HoyleHazel Hoyle CONWAY — Hazel South Hoyle, 91 of Russellville, Arkansas went to her heavenly home on Saturday, June 6, 2015. She was born October 5, 1923 in Bristol, Tennessee to Jacob and Elizabeth Stitt. She was preceded in death by two husbands: James C. South and Alvin Hoyle; and one son C. David South. She is survived by three sons: Aaron (Carol) South of Russellville, Thom (Judy) South of Conway, and Nathan South of Vientiane, Laos; and one...

Obituary: Joy ShawJoy Shaw Joy Maretta Shaw, 86, of Dardanelle died Friday, June 5, 2015, at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center. She was born Oct. 18, 1928, in Indianola, Okla., to William F. and Martha Smith Bess. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband, Alva Dewayne Shaw; two sons, Ronald Hearod of Russellville and Michael Shaw of Nashville, Tenn.; a daughter, Ann Parish of Dardanelle; two sisters, Coretta Weddle of Havana an...

Obituary: Floyd GoatesFloyd Goates CLARKSVILLE — Floyd Yvonne “Pops” Goates, 77 of Dover passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at UAMS in Little Rock. He was born Sept. 4, 1937, in Scottsville to Buddy and Mildred Warnick Goates. Yvonne worked in construction all of his life after graduating from high school and worked for Jack Wood Construction for 44 years. He was a member of the Assembly of God and became a Christian at age 12. He was preceded in death by his parent...

Obituary: Gwen MashburnDARDANELLE — Gwendolyn “Gwen” Mashburn, 70, of Dardanelle died Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at Dardanelle Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born Oct. 11, 1944, in Dardanelle to the late Garland Terry and Gladys Molly Shepherd Mashburn. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Dardanelle and she loved sports, cats and crossword puzzles. She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Zora Jane Tucker and Christine Snow; two brothers,...

Obituary: Rhonda BryantRhonda Bryant DARDANELLE — Rhonda Kay Bryant, 49, of Dardanelle died Tuesday, June 3, 2015 at River Valley Medical Center in Dardanelle. She was born Oct. 23, 1965, in Pascagoula, Miss., to Alvin Rueben Butler and Eva Vernell Dixon. She was a member of the Apostolic Lighthouse Church in Dardanelle and a cook for the Dardanelle Primary School. She loved building crafts, taking photos, decorating, serving the Lord and most of all, spending time ...

Obituary: Anna ColbertAnna Colbert CLARKSVILLE — Anna L. Colbert, 101, of Hartman died Wednesday, June 3, 2015, in Ozark. Born April 6, 1914, she was a homemaker, a Methodist and preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Colbert; parents, Albert and Marie Zander Holtzhauser; son, Robert Colbert. Survivors include sons, Jim Colbert and wife, Kathy of Hartman; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Graveside funeral service will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jun...

Obituary: Patricia HoffPatricia Hoff DARDANELLE — Patricia S. Hoff, 82, of Little Rock, passed away Monday, June 1, 2015, at St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock. She was born July 8, 1932, in Danville to the late Tecumseh Harrison and Amelia Louise Rotert Sivley. Pat graduated from Danville High School in 1949. She moved to Washington D.C. in 1950 where she retired from the National Institutes of Health in 1987 with distinguished service after 36 years. Although Pa...

Obituary: Shirley HeltonShirley Helton Shirley Helton, 75, of Russellville, formerly of North Little Rock, died Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center of natural causes. She was born March 27, 1940, in Little Rock, to Harry Bernard and Hattie Lou Adams Rowland. She was a retired secretary and loved the outdoors. She enjoyed fishing, baseball, football and volleyball and was an avid Razorback fan and the No. 1 Cyclone volleyball fan. She look...

Obituary: James TinkleLITTLE ROCK — James L. Tinkle, 77, of Russellville, formerly of Ferndale, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2015, at Hospice Home Healthcare in Little Rock. James is preceded in death by his parents, Will Clarence and Lou Ella Tinkle; a brother, Clarence Ray (Buddy) Tinkle; and his first wife of 40 years, Suzanne Tinkle. James leaves behind his wife of 11 years, Laura Lee Rogers Tinkle; his sons, Tracy Tinkle (Sandra) of Naperville, Ill., and Eri...

Obituary: Charles LewisCharles “Chuck” Lewis, 80, of Dover was granted passage into the kingdom of his father from his home on Monday, June 1, 2014. He was born July 20, 1934, at Lee Mountain, Ark. “Chuck,” a husband, father and friend, left us with his favorite passage, John 14:1: “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.” He was preceded in death by his parent, Dow and Lena Lewis; his sisters Pauline Taylor, Bea Jackson, Blanche Jone;...

Obituary: Gay BaumDARDANELLE — Gay Keisler Baum, 97, of Dardanelle died Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Russellville. She was born Dec. 22, 1917, in Centerville, Texas, to Herman Levi and Ruth Lacey Manning. She was preceded in death by two husbands, James Donald Keisler and Jimmy Baum; a grandchild, Maya Gay Hill; and a sister, Opal Ward. Survivors include a son, Michael Keisler of Dardanelle; daughter, Virginia Hill of Aust...

Obituary: Edsel WilliamsCLARKSVILLE — Edsel O. Williams, 74, of Coal Hill died Sunday, May 31, 2015, at Fort Smith. Born Nov. 17, 1941, he was retired from SGL Carbon, a farmer, a coal miner, a Mason at the Col Hill Lodge and preceded in death by parents, Raymond and May Parks Williams; and two brothers, Bill and Doyle Williams. Survivors include his wife, Gail Williams of Coal Hill; daughters, Robin Hudspeth (Bob) of Lamar, Lisa Sturdivant (Gordon) of Ozark, Missy B...

Obituary: Ellis RossEllis Kane Ross, 59, of Russellville died Friday, May 29, 2015, at his home. He was born April 26, 1956, in Omaha, Neb., to James Ross and Ellen Garman Ross. He is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his daughter, Regina Ross and finance Remy Wright; son, James Ellis Ross and fiancé Whitney Bateman; grandson, Braelen Kade Ross; two stepchildren, George Tate Jr. and Tamera Tate; sister, Mary Kay Smith and husband Larry Smith; ni...

Obituary: Paul EvensVICTORIA, Texas — Paul H. Evens, 83, of Victoria passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015. He was born on Dec. 24, 1931, in Plainview to the late James Gerald Evens and Lorene Pelt Evens. Paul served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict and then went on to earn his degree in electronics and retired from Lucent Technology. He is survived by his daughters, Delores Evens White of Victoria, Texas; Diana Evens Reichert of Victoria, Te...

Obituary: Paula FreedlePaula Jane Ashmore Freedle, 64, of Russellville died Saturday, May 30, 2015, at the Arkansas Hospice River Valley Home. She was born April 3, 1951, in Russellville to Rev. Robert Anderson Ashmore and Myrtis Morene Hassel Ashmore. She was a graduate of Russellville High School and Arkansas Beauty College, and retired from Entergy after 26 years of service. She attended Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents...

Obituary: Paul LewisATKINS — Paul Lewis, 85, of Russellville passed away Friday, May 29, 2015, at Legacy Heights Nursing Center in Russellville. He was born Feb. 24, 1930, in Stamps, son of the late Thurman and Tommie Creech Lewis. He loved hunting, fishing and country music, and attended church services at Legacy Heights. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Doyle and Marshall; two sisters, Georgia and Elizabeth; and four half-siblings. He is s...

Obituary: Thurrell NicholsThurrell Eugene “Nick” Nichols, 68, of Fort Smith passed away on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2015. He was born April 20, 1947, in Fort Smith to Thurell and Dorothy Nichols. He was a Christian, a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War, a member of the DAV, the American Legion, and VFW Post 8845. There was a Private Committal service with Military Honors at the Fort Smith National Cemetery. Cremation was under the direction of Fentress Mort...

Obituary: Jennifer McClureJennifer Pitts McClure, 50, passed away in Texas on Dec. 25, 2014. She was born Oct. 23, 1964, to Dallas and Sue Napier Pitts. She is survived by her husband, Terry McClure of Russellville (formerly of Texas); two sons, Ryan McClure and Brian McClure, both of Russellville; her mother, Sue Pitts of Texas; brother Doug Pitts of Texas; brothers-in-law, Sammie McClure and Tony McClure both of Russellville; sisters-in-law, Sheila Hawkins of Russell...

Obituary: Roger RabyHOUSTON, Texas — Roger Allan Raby went to his eternal home on May 12, 2015. He was born on Sept. 2, 1937, in Marigold, Miss., to parents Perry Allan and Lois Dale Raby. The family moved to Houston in 1947 and Roger graduated from Jeff Davis High School, the University of Texas in Austin (BFA) in Theatre Arts, the University of Minnesota in Moorhead, with MFA in Theatre Management and had a great career nationally in the entertainment world. He...